Music Terminology
Tempo
Dynamics
Feel the Beat
Potpourri
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What word describes the shape or direction of a melody?

What is contour

100

What does tempo mean in music

What is how fast or how slow the music goes


100

Mezzo Forte in Italian translates to this in dynamics

What is medium loud

100

Listen-is this in duple or triple?



What is triple meter

100

What element changes in Adele's Set Fire to the Rain

What is the dynamics change. Gets louder

200

This term means the highness or lowness of sounds

What is a pitch

200

What is the likely tempo of this video 

What is Vivace

200

Which Dynamic indication means soft

What is piano

200

Is the meter in this video in duple meter or triple meter?

What is duple meter

200

in Whitney Houston's I will Always Love you, what element changes

What is dynamics

300

This term is used when a special stress or emphasis is placed on a note.

What is accent

300

Which of these tempos is the fastest: Largo, Allegro, Presto?

What is Presto

300

This dynamic indication means loud

What is Forte
300

Identify the meter. If it is duple, say if its in 2 or 4

What is the piano, the organ, and the harpsichord

300

What 2 things change in Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit between the verse and chorus

What is Dynamics and Volume

400

Which musical term means how loudly or softly the music is played?

What is Dynamics

400

What tempo marking means "walking tempo"

What is Andante

400

The dynamic indication that goes with the marking mezzo piano

What is medium soft

400

Is the meter of this song in duple meter or triple meter?

What is Triple Meter

400

In Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, what element changes at 4:10

What is tempo speeds up

500

Legato and staccato are included in this building block of music

What is articulation style

500

What is the likely tempo of this video

what is Largo, Grave, or Adagio

500

This marking is used as the softest dynamic indication

What is pianissimo

500

Which song is in triple?

What is Kiss From a Rose

500

In Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 opening, which two elements stand out?

What is rhythm and dynamics